8-K
Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (KROS)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2025
Keros Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-39264 | 81-1173868 |
|---|---|---|
| (state or other jurisdiction<br><br>of incorporation) | (Commission<br><br>File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer<br><br>Identification No.) |
| 1050 Waltham Street, Suite 302<br><br>Lexington, Massachusetts | 02421 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 314-6297
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading<br><br>Symbol | Name of each exchange<br><br>on which registered |
|---|---|---|
| Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share | KROS | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 30, 2025, Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Jasbir Seehra, the Company’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat presentation at the Guggenheim SMID Cap Biotech Conference on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit is not incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit | |
|---|---|
| No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated January30, 2025. |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| KEROS THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |
|---|---|
| By: | /s/ Jasbir Seehra |
| Jasbir Seehra, Ph.D.<br><br>Chief Executive Officer |
Dated: January 30, 2025
Document
Exhibit 99.1
Keros Therapeutics to Present at the Guggenheim SMID Cap Biotech Conference
LEXINGTON, Mass., January 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Keros Therapeutics, Inc. (“Keros”) (Nasdaq: KROS), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat a wide range of patients with disorders that are linked to dysfunctional signaling of the transforming growth factor-beta (“TGF-ß”) family of proteins, today announced that Keros’ Chair and Chief Executive Officer Jasbir S. Seehra, Ph.D., will participate in a fireside chat presentation at the Guggenheim SMID Cap Biotech Conference on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
A live audio webcast of the fireside chat presentation will be available at
https://wsw.com/webcast/guggen2/kros/2033361 and an archived replay will be accessible in the Investors section of the Keros website at https://ir.kerostx.com for up to 90 days following the conclusion of the event.
About Keros Therapeutics, Inc.
Keros is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics to treat a wide range of patients with disorders that are linked to dysfunctional signaling of the TGF-ß family of proteins. Keros is a leader in understanding the role of the TGF-ß family of proteins, which are master regulators of the growth, repair and maintenance of a number of tissues, including blood, bone, skeletal muscle, adipose and heart tissue. By leveraging this understanding, Keros has discovered and is developing protein therapeutics that have the potential to provide meaningful and potentially disease-modifying benefit to patients. One of Keros’ product candidates, cibotercept (KER-012), is being developed for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and for the treatment of cardiovascular disorders. Keros’ second product candidate, KER-065, is being developed for the treatment of neuromuscular diseases. Keros’ most advanced product candidate, elritercept (KER-050), is being developed for the treatment of low blood cell counts, or cytopenias, including anemia and thrombocytopenia, in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome and in patients with myelofibrosis.
Investor Contact:
Justin Frantz
jfrantz@kerostx.com
617-221-6042